Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to continue to expand the market share of regional and national craft brands like Shock Top and Goose Island in the United States this year, while also adding new flavors to other beer options and expand market share in the cider category. 414 more words

Forbes: When Brazil’s AmBev , a subsidiary of Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev , acquired control of Brazilian craft beer maker Wals earlier this month for an undisclosed sum, the company was setting its sights on a growing segment of the industry that has already generated over $700 million a year in sales and expanded by double-digit percentages each year. 55 more words

In helping run LetsPour.com for three years, I had a lot of opportunity to experience CCBC’s beers and to talk with you and your staff about how to get Cigar City out to all the millions of people who wanted some. 1,019 more words

A GREAT post by "The Pour Fool"! Being from the Midwest, I have only had one opportunity to try Cigar City's product. It was Jai Alai IPA and it was one of the BEST beers I have ever had! I would hate to see AB's beechwood-aged hands get a hold of CCBC. Ugh!

Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest beer company, is getting seriously crafty by scooping up another tiny rival, this time buying Washington-based Elysian Brewing Co.

On Friday Anheuser-Busch announced it was buying Seattle-based Elysian, which sold more than 50,000 barrels in 2014 with the Immortal IPA accounting for more than a quarter of the company’s total volume. 308 more words